The Mysteries of Udolpho · Chapter
Endnotes explained
This chapter contains a series of endnotes referencing Ossian, the Abbé Berthelon on electricity, a note about poems that appeared in a periodical publication, and a definition of a blunderbuss.
What happens
This chapter contains a series of endnotes referencing Ossian, the Abbé Berthelon on electricity, a note about poems that appeared in a periodical publication, and a definition of a blunderbuss.
Key passages
“Ossian.”
A reference to the legendary bard Ossian, whose poems were widely read and influential in the Romantic era.
This note likely refers to the influence of Ossianic poetry on the author or the novel's themes.
“See the Abbé Berthelon on Electricity.”
A citation directing the reader to the Abbé Berthelon's writings on electricity.
This reflects the contemporary interest in electricity as a scientific phenomenon.
“This poem and that entitled The Traveller in vol. II , have already appeared in a periodical publication.”
The poem mentioned here, along with 'The Traveller' from volume II, were previously published in a periodical.
This indicates that some of the novel's poetic content was originally published elsewhere.
“A kind of blunderbuss.”
A definition explaining that the term refers to a type of blunderbuss, a firearm.
This note clarifies an archaic or technical term used in the text.